{"id":357,"date":"2026-11-02T11:37:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancestralactivation.org\/?page_id=357"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:01:32","slug":"the-tunumiut-way-desktop-tunumiut-way","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ancestralactivation.org\/index.php\/the-tunumiut-way-desktop-tunumiut-way\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tunumiut Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"357\" class=\"elementor elementor-357\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-qu5bup4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"qu5bup4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ytuumxw elementor-widget elementor-widget-uichemy-composer\" data-id=\"ytuumxw\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uichemy-composer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style id=\"uich-icon-font-guard\">html body [data-uichemy-root] [class*=\"fa-\"],html body [data-uichemy-root] [class*=\"fa-\"]::before,html body [data-uichemy-root] [class*=\"fa-\"]::after{font-family:\"Font Awesome 6 Free\",\"Font Awesome 6 Brands\",\"Font Awesome 6 Pro\",\"Font Awesome 5 Free\",\"Font Awesome 5 Brands\",\"Font Awesome 5 Pro\",\"FontAwesome\" !important}html body [data-uichemy-root] [class*=\"eicon-\"],html body [data-uichemy-root] [class*=\"eicon-\"]::before{font-family:\"eicons\" !important}html body [data-uichemy-root] [class*=\"dashicons\"],html body [data-uichemy-root] [class*=\"dashicons\"]::before{font-family:\"dashicons\" !important}<\/style><div class=\"ucx-page-meta ucxp-e4863203\" data-fig=\"179:28106\">\n      <p class=\"ucx-page-meta__trail\">HOME \/ THE TUNUMIUT WAY<\/p>\n      <p class=\"ucx-page-meta__index\">02 \/ 06<\/p>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-znxh37t elementor-widget elementor-widget-uichemy-composer\" data-id=\"znxh37t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uichemy-composer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ucx-hero\" data-fig=\"179:28109\" aria-labelledby=\"hero-label\">\n      <div class=\"ucx-hero__intro\" data-fig=\"179:28110\">\n        <p class=\"ucx-label text-small-2\" id=\"hero-label\">02 \u2014 THE TUNUMIUT WAY<\/p>\n        <h1 class=\"ucx-hero__title\" data-fig=\"179:28113\">A tradition shaped by land, lineage and relationship.<\/h1>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <figure class=\"ucx-figure\" data-fig=\"179:28114\">\n        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ucx-figure__img\" data-fig=\"179:28115\" src=\"https:\/\/ancestralactivation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/4a86ea3ef1e9f4c04e5488f190de654b.webp\" alt=\"Icebergs and snow-covered mountains reflected in still water in East Greenland\" width=\"1280\" height=\"580\">\n        <figcaption class=\"ucx-figure__caption text-small-4\">EXISTING ASSOCIATION IMAGERY \u00b7 CONTEXT \/ CREDIT TO BE CONFIRMED<\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n\n      <div class=\"ucx-hero__columns\" data-fig=\"179:28117\">\n        <p class=\"ucx-label text-small-2\">PLACE \/ PEOPLE \/ CONTINUITY<\/p>\n        <div class=\"ucx-hero__body\" data-fig=\"179:28119\">\n          <p>The Association is rooted in the living East Greenlandic Inuit \u2014 Tunumiut \u2014 tradition.<\/p>\n          <p>Its knowledge cannot be separated from the people, land, relationships and generations through which it has been carried.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-otfm2wl elementor-widget elementor-widget-uichemy-composer\" data-id=\"otfm2wl\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uichemy-composer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ucx-section ucx-section--tunu\" data-fig=\"179:28120\" aria-labelledby=\"tunu-label\">\n      <div class=\"ucx-columns ucx-columns--100\" data-fig=\"179:28121\">\n        <div class=\"ucx-place\" data-fig=\"179:28122\">\n          <p class=\"ucx-label text-small-2\" id=\"tunu-label\">TUNU \u00b7 EAST GREENLAND<\/p>\n          <h2 class=\"ucx-h2\" data-fig=\"179:28124\">Knowledge has a place.<\/h2>\n          <p class=\"ucx-note text-small-4\">EDITORIAL COPY \u00b7 APPROVAL PENDING<\/p>\n          <p class=\"ucx-body text-heading-4\" data-fig=\"179:28126\">East Greenland is the place from which this tradition is carried. The regional context of Ammassalik \/ Tasiilaq, and relationships with land, sea, weather and seasons, belong within that understanding.<\/p>\n          <p class=\"ucx-body text-heading-4\" data-fig=\"179:28127\">Settlement and movement are part of this context. Further place-specific text will be confirmed with the Association.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"ucx-horizon\" data-fig=\"179:28128\">\n          <figure class=\"ucx-figure\" data-fig=\"179:28129\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ucx-figure__img\" src=\"https:\/\/ancestralactivation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/d3aee0e50e88531e43bbc72bf15f83eb.webp\" alt=\"Silhouetted mountain ridges at dusk reflected in a calm sea\" width=\"590\" height=\"480\" loading=\"lazy\">\n            <figcaption class=\"ucx-figure__caption text-small-4\">EXISTING ASSOCIATION IMAGERY \u00b7 CONTEXT \/ CREDIT TO BE CONFIRMED<\/figcaption>\n          <\/figure>\n          <p class=\"ucx-note text-small-4\">PLACE-SPECIFIC CAPTION TO BE CONFIRMED<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-kycbxrf elementor-widget elementor-widget-uichemy-composer\" data-id=\"kycbxrf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uichemy-composer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ucx-section ucx-section--relationship\" data-fig=\"179:28133\" aria-labelledby=\"relationship-label\">\n      <p class=\"ucx-label text-small-2\" id=\"relationship-label\">RELATIONSHIP<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"ucx-h2\" data-fig=\"179:28135\">Nothing exists alone.<\/h2>\n\n      <div class=\"ucx-rel-grid\" data-fig=\"179:28136\">\n        <div class=\"ucx-rel-row\" data-fig=\"179:28137\">\n          <div class=\"ucx-rel\" data-fig=\"179:28138\">\n            <p class=\"ucx-rel__term text-heading-3\">LAND<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ucx-rel\" data-fig=\"179:28140\">\n            <p class=\"ucx-rel__term text-heading-3\">PEOPLE<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ucx-rel\">\n            <p class=\"ucx-rel__term text-heading-3\">ANCESTORS<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ucx-rel-row\" data-fig=\"179:28144\">\n          <div class=\"ucx-rel\" data-fig=\"179:28145\">\n            <p class=\"ucx-rel__term text-heading-3\">SPIRIT<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ucx-rel\" data-fig=\"179:28147\">\n            <p class=\"ucx-rel__term text-heading-3\">COMMUNITY<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"ucx-rel\">\n            <p class=\"ucx-rel__term text-heading-3\">FUTURE GENERATIONS<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-nlucrql elementor-widget elementor-widget-uichemy-composer\" data-id=\"nlucrql\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uichemy-composer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ucx-section ucx-section--dark\" data-fig=\"179:28151\" aria-labelledby=\"angakkoq-label\">\n      <div class=\"ucx-columns ucx-columns--100\" data-fig=\"179:28152\">\n        <div class=\"ucx-terminology\" data-fig=\"179:28153\">\n          <p class=\"ucx-label ucx-label--light text-small-2\" id=\"angakkoq-label\">ANGAKKOQ \/ ANGAKKUT<\/p>\n          <h2 class=\"ucx-h2 ucx-h2--light\" data-fig=\"179:28155\">Angakkoq<\/h2>\n          <p class=\"ucx-body ucx-body--light text-heading-4\" data-fig=\"179:28156\">Singular: angakkoq<br>Plural: angakkut<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"ucx-definition\" data-fig=\"179:28157\">\n          <hr class=\"ucx-rule ucx-rule--dark\">\n          <p class=\"ucx-definition__text text-heading-3\" data-fig=\"179:28159\">[DEFINITION TO BE CONFIRMED WITH RAKEL]<\/p>\n          <p class=\"ucx-note ucx-note--light text-small-4\">CULTURAL TEXT \u00b7 APPROVAL REQUIRED<\/p>\n          <a class=\"ucx-link-inline ucx-link-inline--light text-body-3\" href=\"#\">Explore historical documentation \u2192<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-prizlgy elementor-widget elementor-widget-uichemy-composer\" data-id=\"prizlgy\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uichemy-composer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ucx-section ucx-section--living\" data-fig=\"179:28163\" aria-labelledby=\"living-label\">\n      <p class=\"ucx-label text-small-2\" id=\"living-label\">LIVING TRADITION<\/p>\n      <h2 class=\"ucx-h2\" data-fig=\"179:28165\">Living \u2014 not reconstructed.<\/h2>\n\n      <div class=\"ucx-columns ucx-columns--100\" data-fig=\"179:28166\">\n        <div class=\"ucx-ways\" data-fig=\"179:28167\">\n          <p class=\"ucx-note text-small-4\">EDITORIAL COPY \u00b7 APPROVAL PENDING<\/p>\n          <p class=\"ucx-body text-heading-4\" data-fig=\"179:28169\">Historical documentation can give context. Oral transmission, family lineage and contemporary lived practice are distinct ways in which knowledge is carried. They are not interchangeable with an archive.<\/p>\n          <a class=\"ucx-link-inline text-body-3\" href=\"#\">ANCESTRAL ACTIVATION \u2192<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"ucx-archive-note\" data-fig=\"179:28172\">\n          <p class=\"ucx-archive-note__text\">Archives can document context.<br>They do not replace living transmission.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-idqk4is elementor-widget elementor-widget-uichemy-composer\" data-id=\"idqk4is\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uichemy-composer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ucx-section ucx-section--language\" data-fig=\"179:28174\" aria-labelledby=\"language-label\">\n      <p class=\"ucx-label text-small-2\" id=\"language-label\">LANGUAGE<\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"ucx-language-list\" data-fig=\"179:28176\">\n        <div class=\"ucx-language-term\" data-fig=\"179:28177\">\n          <hr class=\"ucx-rule\">\n          <p class=\"ucx-language-term__word\" data-fig=\"179:28179\">TUNUMIUT<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ucx-language-term\" data-fig=\"179:28180\">\n          <hr class=\"ucx-rule\">\n          <p class=\"ucx-language-term__word\" data-fig=\"179:28182\">ANGAKKOQ<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ucx-language-term\">\n          <hr class=\"ucx-rule\">\n          <p class=\"ucx-language-term__word\" data-fig=\"179:28185\">ANGAKKUT<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-lacqqhq elementor-widget elementor-widget-uichemy-composer\" data-id=\"lacqqhq\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uichemy-composer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ucx-section ucx-section--continuity\" data-fig=\"179:28186\" aria-labelledby=\"continuity-heading\">\n      <div class=\"ucx-next-chapter\" data-fig=\"179:28187\">\n        <h2 class=\"ucx-next-chapter__heading\" id=\"continuity-heading\" data-fig=\"179:28188\">To understand the work, first understand the relationship from which it comes.<\/h2>\n        <a class=\"ucx-btn ucx-btn--light\" href=\"#\" data-fig=\"179:28189\">EXPLORE THE WORK \u2192<\/a>\n        <a class=\"ucx-link-inline ucx-link-inline--light text-body-3\" href=\"#\">ANCESTRAL ACTIVATION \u2192<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOME \/ THE TUNUMIUT WAY 02 \/ 06 02 \u2014 THE TUNUMIUT WAY A tradition shaped by land, lineage and relationship. 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